[syn: animateness, aliveness, liveness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
aliveness \aliveness\ n.
   1. the condition of living or the state of being alive.
   Syn: animation, life, living
        [WordNet 1.5]
   2. having animal life as distinguished from plant life. full
      of life
   Syn: animateness, liveness
        [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aliveness
    n 1: the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while
         there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical
         and physical processes" [syn: animation, life,
         living, aliveness]
    2: the property of being animated; having animal life as
       distinguished from plant life [syn: animateness,
       aliveness, liveness] [ant: inanimateness,
       lifelessness]